I was at the Sheffield show where they pulled out half way through the middle of the supports' performances.

Allegedly... they were demanding the sound engineer (who was doubling as venue manager for the evening in absense of other staff) pay them their fee up front (this is while the sound guy is working, sorting the levels for one of the supports mid song). Eventually they demanded to speak to the owner/landlady. When she came down, she explained that they always pay bands immediately after performance unless their contract states otherwise, and she offered to fetch a copy of the contract for them to read. The band refused and said they wouldn't play unless they were paid upfront, so they were told to leave (I've left out a lot of the more colourful language used). (I was at the venue, but this is all 2nd hand info, though from at least half a dozen sources who were all in or around these convos).

This was immediately before Bloodstock. Aonia (our M2TM winners) were one of the local supports on the bill using at their BOA warm-up. Separately, the european tour support (Lux Perpetua) didn't turn up, and no one knew why. So, in the end, the UK touring support (Merrichane) were left with three local supports. Aonia jumped to the top of the bill and at the drop of a hat, changed their 30 minute set to one closer to 50 to give the crowd a better show.

Blake_Porter wrote:Well this is the first I’ve heard of that, what a bunch of cunts.

Hi my friends, we are not a bunch of cunts or anything like that. We were just unlucky enough to have two horrible experiences withing two nights. Let me tell you about that. After we confirmed our participation in Bloodstock 2018, we added 3 more gigs: Edinburgh, Paisley and Sheffield. The first gig, at Bannermans in Edinburgh was awesome as always we play there (I think about 6 or 7 times already), nice venue, serious promoter and everything as it should be. Then, the second day when we arrive to The Bungaloo in Paisley the nightmare started. The promoter didn't show up (ignoring calls and texts) and the owner of the venue wasn't even aware of our show! So, even we have a signed contract, obviously it was impossible to get the show done.The following day in Sheffield was different. With a signed contract stating that we would be getting our fee in advance, the promoter said that she was sorry but she had some kind of problem with her account and was unable to do the transfer but we would be getting paid as soon as arrival. We explained her the bad experience of the previous night but she said that it wouldn't be any problem. Then, once at the venue she offered a small part of the fee in advance and not all as she promised, but that shw would give is the rest before our performance. First bad signal. Then, about a couple of hours later we asked for the rest and she said that the sound guy was gonna give it to us after the show. Second bad signal. When we asked why we couldn't have it at that moment she said that she was scared that we would run away with the money. Third bad signal. I never hear of any band ever doing something like that, not to mention that our stage was all setup already. At this point it was clear that we weren't gonna be paid, so that's why we decided to leave.

We have played over 300 shows and canceled 3. Records spoke by themselves.Anybody is welcome to approach us in our shows and see what kind of people we are.Happy new year!

skiltron wrote:At this point it was clear that we weren't gonna be paid, so that's why we decided to leave.

What a shitshow. It doesn't sound like any thought was given by either the promoter or your band, to the punters who turned up and paid to get in. It would have left however many people feeling pissed off, most of who will be unlikely to make the effort for this tour and it will also put people like myself off who thought about Colchester and now feel it's probably not worth making the effort.

We care a lot about our fans and we respect them. And also we respect ourselves and our job. That's why we can't work under such circumstances. I think is very easy to understand.We always have the best predisposition, and we don't want these unfortunate episodes to cause a bad impression about us. I repeat: We have done over 300 shows, and cancelled only 3. Nobody needs to be worried about this upcoming tour as everything is being handled properly.

Blake_Porter wrote:Well this is the first I’ve heard of that, what a bunch of cunts.

Hi my friends, we are not a bunch of cunts or anything like that. We were just unlucky enough to have two horrible experiences withing two nights. Let me tell you about that. After we confirmed our participation in Bloodstock 2018, we added 3 more gigs: Edinburgh, Paisley and Sheffield. The first gig, at Bannermans in Edinburgh was awesome as always we play there (I think about 6 or 7 times already), nice venue, serious promoter and everything as it should be. Then, the second day when we arrive to The Bungaloo in Paisley the nightmare started. The promoter didn't show up (ignoring calls and texts) and the owner of the venue wasn't even aware of our show! So, even we have a signed contract, obviously it was impossible to get the show done.The following day in Sheffield was different. With a signed contract stating that we would be getting our fee in advance, the promoter said that she was sorry but she had some kind of problem with her account and was unable to do the transfer but we would be getting paid as soon as arrival. We explained her the bad experience of the previous night but she said that it wouldn't be any problem. Then, once at the venue she offered a small part of the fee in advance and not all as she promised, but that shw would give is the rest before our performance. First bad signal. Then, about a couple of hours later we asked for the rest and she said that the sound guy was gonna give it to us after the show. Second bad signal. When we asked why we couldn't have it at that moment she said that she was scared that we would run away with the money. Third bad signal. I never hear of any band ever doing something like that, not to mention that our stage was all setup already. At this point it was clear that we weren't gonna be paid, so that's why we decided to leave.

We have played over 300 shows and canceled 3. Records spoke by themselves.Anybody is welcome to approach us in our shows and see what kind of people we are.Happy new year!

Well, apologies for the bad words used against you. Irrespective of what you may or may not have done, you still make some good fucking music so you've still got a fan in me